Multiple FIR lodged against Badruddin Ajmal

December 27: Multiple FIR were lodged against Maulana Badaruddin Ajmal, Chief of All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) for losing his cool during a press meet on Wednesday at Mankachar, South Salmara-Mankachar district in Assam and verbally abusing a scribe using all sorts of foul language. Members of the Dispur Press Club on Thursday wore black badges to protest against the act of Mr. Ajmal.

The Digital Media Association of Assam lodged a FIR against the AIUDF chief on Thursday. Filing the FIR against the AIUDF chief, General Secretary of Digital Media Association of Assam said, “The way he threatened the journalist is not acceptable. He cannot silently seek apology in Twitter, the must seek apology in public the way he humiliated and threatened the journalist.”

FIR was also lodged by Krishak Unnayan Parishad and Northeast Minority Minorities Students’ Union at the Hatigaon Police Station on Thursday. The organisations demanded Ajmal to publicly apoligise to the journalist. Another FIR has been lodged at the Bharalumukh Police Station by one Kiran Kr Gogoi.

Immediately after the press meet on Wednesday, a video of the incident went viral in social media where AIUDF supremo Ajmal was seen threatening the scribe of dire consequences. The press meet was convened after AIUDF felicitated the candidates of won in the recently concluded Panchayat polls. As per the video which has gone viral, a journalist was heard asking Ajmal whether his party will make alliance with the BJP or the Congress. This infuriated Ajmal so much that he was seen hurling a microphone towards the scribe. Ajmal also verbally abused the reporter by calling him as ‘Badmaas’ (mischievous) and ‘kukkur’ (dog). In Assamese he further said “Mathaa phali dim”, which means ‘will smash your head.’ He also threatened the journalist by saying that he has “thousands of people” with him.